# CVE-2024-45084: IBM Cognos Controller CSV injection

> An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands via CSV formula injection in IBM Cognos Controller due to improper input validation.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 29 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-658q-f487-r8h7

## What is CVE-2024-45084?

CVE-2024-45084 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, published on 19 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Cognos Controller 11.0.0 through 11.0.1 FP3 and IBM Controller 11.1.0 

could allow an authenticated attacker to conduct formula injection. An attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of file contents.

Weakness: CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45084?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Cognos Controller, Ibm Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45084 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45084 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cognos Controller

- [CVE-2024-28777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28777/): IBM Cognos Controller code execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-52902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52902/): IBM Cognos Controller information disclosure (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47160/): IBM Cognos Controller XML external entity injection (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-40702](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40702/): IBM Cognos Controller improper certificate validation (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-40691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40691/): IBM Cognos Controller file upload (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45084 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45084 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Controller, published on 19 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Cognos Controller. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45084/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45084/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45084
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45084
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45084

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45084/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.